Place:Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Fraisthorpe is now a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 4 miles (6 km) south of Bridlington town centre and to the east of the A165 road. From 1896 until 1935 it was the principal settlement in the civil parish of Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe. In 1935 the parish was abolished and Fraisthorpe and Auburn were absorbed into the parish of Barmston to the south. Wilsthorpe was absorbed into the parish of Carnaby at the same time.

Research Tips

Nineteenth century sources for Fraisthorpe with Auburn and Wilsthorpe will be found under the names of the three merging settlements.

• A Vision of Britain through Time provides links to three maps of the East Riding, produced by the United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, illustrating the boundaries between the civil parishes and the rural districts at various dates. These maps all expand to a scale that will illustrate small villages and large farms or estates.

• Ordnance Survey 1888. The "Sanitary Districts (which preceded the rural districts).
• Ordnance Survey 1900 The rural districts, not long after their introduction.
• Ordnance Survey 1944. The rural districts after the revisions of 1935.

• For a discussion of where to find Archive Offices in Yorkshire, see GENUKI.
• Yorkshire has a large number of family history and genealogical societies. A list of the societies will be found on the Yorkshire, England page.